Govert Schilling, Marilyn Hedges

Target Earth

Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets, and Other Cosmic Intruders That Threaten Our Planet
Übersetzer: Hedges, Marilyn

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An acclaimed science writer tells the story of cosmic projectiles that may be on a collision course with our Earth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 103
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 144mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780262551342
• ISBN-10: 0262551349
• Artikelnr.: 71549859

Autorenporträt

Govert Schilling; translated by Marilyn Hedges

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1 Falling Debris
2 Names and Numbers
3 Cosmic Scars
4 Death of the Dinosaurs
5 Extraterrestrial Impacts
6 Near Misses
7 The Hunting Season Is Open
8 Defending the Planet
9 Rendezvous with the Aggressor
10 The Flip Side
Index
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